diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/openstack/os_volume.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/openstack/os_volume.py
index 6d6cc08d74..e523e3bebe 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/openstack/os_volume.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/openstack/os_volume.py
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ options:
        - Volume snapshot id to create from
      required: false
      default: None
+   volume:
+     description:
+       - Volume name or id to create from
+     required: false
+     default: None
+     version_added: "2.3"
    state:
      description:
        - Should the resource be present or absent.
@@ -109,6 +115,12 @@ def _present_volume(module, cloud):
         image_id = cloud.get_image_id(module.params['image'])
         volume_args['imageRef'] = image_id
 
+    if module.params['volume']:
+        volume_id = cloud.get_volume_id(module.params['volume'])
+        if not volume_id:
+            module.fail_json(msg="Failed to find volume '%s'" % module.params['volume'])
+        volume_args['source_volid'] = volume_id
+
     volume = cloud.create_volume(
         wait=module.params['wait'], timeout=module.params['timeout'],
         **volume_args)
@@ -134,11 +146,12 @@ def main():
         display_description=dict(default=None, aliases=['description']),
         image=dict(default=None),
         snapshot_id=dict(default=None),
+        volume=dict(default=None),
         state=dict(default='present', choices=['absent', 'present']),
     )
     module_kwargs = openstack_module_kwargs(
         mutually_exclusive=[
-            ['image', 'snapshot_id'],
+            ['image', 'snapshot_id', 'volume'],
         ],
     )
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec, **module_kwargs)